When AMD launched the Radeon HD 4870 X2 a few months back,
the company hinted at the impending release of another, more affordable,
dual-GPU powered card aptly named the Radeon HD 4850 X2. Like the more powerful
4870 X2, the 4850 X2 would sport a pair of RV770 GPUs on a single PCB, but on
the 4850 X2 they would be clocked somewhat lower and would be linked to more
affordable GDDR3 memory.

At
the time, AMD planned to release the card at a slightly lower price point than
the competing GeForce GTX 280, but it took quite a while for the Radeon HD 4850
X2 to finally materialize. When it did arrive, in the form of the Sapphire
Radeon HD 4850 X2 2G GDDR3 we'll be showing you here, the 3D graphics landscape
had changed somewhat. Come on by the site and check it out. @ HotHardware.com